All the Noise of the Yamanote Line

[Taro Toporific]

Sounds of the Yamanote Line
Via quibx blog

YAMANOTE LINE ---all the songs that play at the various train stations on the line.

[Gaisaradatsuraku!]

That was really weird. As I sit here in my office in Manhattan I almost felt like I just sat down in the train. Bizarre virtual reality.

[Taro Toporific]

That was really weird. As I sit here in my office in Manhattan I almost felt like I just sat down in the train. Bizarre virtual reality.

Ahhhh, speaking of "Bizarre virtual reality": What the oni are you doing in your office in Manhattan at 1:09 AM?

BTW: Although I've been to this Yamamote-sen noise page before, I can't listen to it now. Does it cover the new "Astro Boy" theme that plays at Takenobaba?

*Here in my office I have prudently uninstalled my soundcard to prevent any embarrassing noises (well, any more embarrassing noises than those I already make by tooting my train airhorn into my Airon chair).

[CAkOS]

I supposed you guys would be interested by this link:

http://tekipaki.jp/~melody/top/melody/index.html

a couple of train melodies....enjoy!!

[Gaisaradatsuraku!]

[Taro Toporific]

[Naniwan Kid]

Any Kansai melody links? JR? Hankyu? Hanshin?

[kotatsuneko]

no melodies in hokkaido

then again here ists foooking hardcore..

if anything theyd get some nin tribute band or get abundant smooth to go thrashcore ...

fuookit melodies are for honshu.. ^^

[Caustic Saint]

...on Taro's original link turned up these three pages:

Sound of JR

Sound of Private Railway

Misc. Sounds

[jingai]

In a word, thanks.

I took many rolls of film to capture the feeling of my time in Japan, but audio is another dimension. Here is one of the coolest ambient sound sites I've found: http://www.quietamerican.org/disc_vox_americana.html
It inspires me to learn the art of sound recording as well.

If only I could capture the smell of booze, cigarettes, and salariman that drifts in the Nagoya subway.